419 scam: "Rebecca Taylor"<rebecca-taylor@virgilio.it> Can I trust you?

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rebecca Taylor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rebecca4u2@kimo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:35:06 +0100
Subject: Can I trust you?

Dear beloved,

I am Mrs Rebecca Taylor from Kuwait married to Late Mr. Alfred Taylor from Ivory Coast West Africa, of paroisse saint sebastien Church. I and My late husband has done numerous charity service within and outside our region since 1981.

We have been doing our best to promote charity work anywhere the Lord laid us to.Since His death I have been having Lung Cancer and now my doctor has confirm to me that i would not last for the next 16 Weeks due to the cancer illness. My husband died as the result of a Political tussle in Cote d' Ivoire in 2011 that took many innocent lives between the former president Laurent Gbago and President Alassane Ouattara.

I have been distributing all i have since the Doctor gave me the notification and I want to donate the sum of Six Million Five hundred thousand U.S Dollars to you so that you can use it for charity services in your area to the Glory of God and Service to humanity. I will be waiting to hear from you and receive your assurance to be able to fulfill this charity work in your area in sincerity and good will.

Yours Sister

Mrs Rebecca Taylor

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